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Rockland Breakwater

Rockland Breakwater Underwater During 1931 Storm

By Maine Lights Today Staff October 4, 2020

In recent years it is not unusual to see the south end of the Rockland Breakwater submerged during astronomical high tides or at high tide during big storms. These riveting scenes could be related to …

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2021 Maine Lighthouse Calendar

2021 Maine Lighthouse Calendar Released

By Maine Lights Today Staff October 3, 2020

We are excited to announce the release of our 2021 Maine Lighthouse Calendar! Throughout the year, we enjoy sharing many photos with you that shine a spotlight on our beloved Maine lighthouses via …

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Saddleback Ledge Light

Storm Wreaked Havoc on Maine Lighthouses

By Maine Lights Today Staff September 30, 2020

A late-winter storm caused major damage at a number of Maine lighthouses up and down the coast on March 2 and 3, 1947. At offshore lights like Saddleback Ledge, keepers no doubt were concerned for the …

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Browns Head Light

Foggy September at Browns Head Light in 1946

By Maine Lights Today Staff September 30, 2020

Given the fact that the last part of September 2020 encountered ample fog along the Maine coast, we thought it was worth looking back seventy-four years to another foggy September. Keeper Merrill E. …

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Curtis Island Light

Maine’s Grace Darling

By Maine Lights Today Staff September 23, 2020

The report below appeared in The Republican Journal, Belfast, on June 10, 1897. Though The Republican Journal, and an earlier report in the Rockland Courier Gazette, recorded the name of the teenage …

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Saddleback Ledge Light

In a Maine Lighthouse

By Maine Lights Today Staff September 21, 2020

The following small article appeared in November 1913 issue of The Ladies Home Journal. The article does not mention which lighthouse in Penobscot Bay, nor the name of the keeper – both probably by …

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Crabtree Ledge

Loss of Crabtree Ledge Lighthouse

By Maine Lights Today Staff August 31, 2020

The following mention about the demise of Crabtree Ledge Lighthouse (also known locally as Hancock Point Lighthouse) appeared in the Bar Harbor Times on February 16, 1950… “Hancock Point Lighthouse …

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Saddleback Ledge

Lad Keeps Light Burning at Saddleback Ledge

By Maine Lights Today Staff August 28, 2020

The following excerpt is from the feature entitled, “From Light to Light: A Cruise of the Armeria, Supply-Ship” by author Kirk Munroe, which appeared in the October 1896 issue of Scribner’s Magazine. …

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Cape Neddick "Nubble" Light

The Lighthouse

By Maine Lights Today Staff August 25, 2020

The following poem was penned by Douglas Malloch and appeared in the December 1934 edition of the Lighthouse Service Bulletin… “It knows no lands, no flags, no kings, These are inconsequential …

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Wireless Society of Southern Maine

On the Air at Maine Lighthouses…Then and Now

By Maine Lights Today Staff August 23, 2020

The 23rd annual International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend occurred on August 22 & 23, 2020. According to the Wireless Society of Southern Maine (WS1SM), a part of the American Radio Relay …

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